July Wrap-Up

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It's the end of the month, which means it's wrap-up time. I didn't expect to read as much as I did in July, nor was I expecting to have such a wide array of genre. Now, let's get into the books.

Books I Read and Reviewed

God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert- 1.6 Stars

The Unblessed Child by R.J. Kaldanis- 3.2 Stars

Before the Broken Star by Emily R. King- 1.5 Stars

Sea Witch* by Sarah Henning - 3.4 Stars

Books I Read, Only Reviewed on Goodreads

The Eye of the World* by Robert Jordan- 4 Stars (Goodreads review)

When I Was You by Minka Kent*- 2 Stars (Goodreads review)

Android Chronicles: Origins*- 3 Stars (Goodreads review)

Midnight Wings by Arielle Sieling- 4 Stars (Goodreads review)

Dudley and Friends: Nouns by Lori Brown- 4 Stars (Goodreads review)

From Here to Infinity* by John Gribbin & Mary Gribbin- 3.5 Stars (Goodreads review)

A Small Fiction by Mark James Miller- 3 Stars (Goodreads review)

Chronicle of A Death Foretold* by Gabriel Garcia Marquez- 3.5 Stars (Goodreads review)

This is How You Lose the Time War* by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone- 4.5 Stars (Goodreads review)

Polar Bear and UFO by Cynthia C. Huijgens- 5 Stars (Goodreads review)

And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer* by Fredrik Backman- 5 Stars (Goodreads review)

Genres Read

Fantasy: 3

Science Fiction: 5

Thriller: 1

Children's: 2

Classics: 1

Non-Fiction: 1

Anthology: 1

Literary Fiction; 1

Figures

Number of DNFs: 0

Total Books Read: 15

Pages Read: 3,740

Average Rating: 3.4 Stars

What did you read in July? Any recommendations? Did you read any of these books?

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June Wrap-Up

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It's the end of the month, which means it's wrap-up time.  Now, let's get into the books.

Books I Read and Reviewed

Warrior of the Wild* by Tricia Levenseller- 4.2 Stars

The Enixar: The Sorcerer's Conquest by Mikkell L. Khan- 2.7 Stars

Empress of All Seasons* by Emiko Jean- 3.4 Stars

The Knight's Daughter by S. H. Cooper- 3.1 Stars

Chaos of Stars* by Kiersten White- 3.6 Stars

Books I Read, Only Reviewed on Goodreads

The Tablet by Robert Thomas Minsky- 4 Stars (Goodreads review)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* by J. R. R. Tolkien- 5 Stars

The Witches of Willow Cove by Josh Roberts- 4 Stars (Goodreads review)

Woman by V.P. Evans- 3 Stars (Goodreads review)

A River of Darkness* by Masaji Ishikawa- 4 Stars (Goodreads review)

From A Shadow Grave by Andi C. Buchanan- 2 Stars (Goodreads review)

Genres Read

Children's Books: 1

Fantasy: 7

Thriller: 1

Contemporary: 1

Non-Fiction: 1

Figures

Number of DNFs: 0

Total Books Read: 11

Pages Read: 2,641

Average Rating: 3.5

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April Wrap-Up

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April was a very good month for me. I was able to get a ton of reading done and discovered the works of plenty of new authors. I've compiled a list of all the books I read throughout the month.

Books I Read and Reviewed

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman- 2.9 Stars

Ubiety by Grzegorz Kunowski- 2.3 Stars

After Alice by Gregory Maguire- 1.7 Stars

The Vine Witch by Luanne G. Smith- 3.7 Stars

Books I Read, Only Reviewed on Goodreads

American Crumble by Lawrence Jay Switzer- 4 Stars (Goodreads review here)

Green Arrow: Year One* by Andy Diggle- 4 Stars

The Girl of Hawthorne and Glass* by Adan Jerreat-Poole- 4 Stars (Goodreads review here)

The Redwood Con by Reagan Keeter- 3 Stars (Goodreads review here)

Wonder Woman Vol 2: Year One* by Greg Rucka- 4 Stars

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman- 4 Stars

Injustice: Gods Among Us, Year One* by Tom Taylor- 4 Stars

Injustice: Gods Among Us, Year Two, Vol* 1 by Tom Taylor- 4 Stars

Injustice: Gods Among Us, Year Two, Vol 2* by Tom Taylor- 4 Stars

Deep Space by Milo James Fowler - 3 Stars (Goodreads review here)

Genres Read

Comic Book/Graphic Novel: 5

Fantasy: 3

Science Fiction: 1

Thriller: 2

Literary Fiction: 2

Mythology: 1

Figures

Number of DNFs: 0

Total Books Read: 14

Pages Read: 2,801

Average Rating: 3.47 Stars

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March Wrap-Up

For the last two months, I wrote a wrap-up post going over the books I read but didn't review in a given month. I've decided to stop doing that, since it ends up being more work for me and it was getting overly complicated. So, instead, I'm going to go over all of the books I read in March, because that's just easier for me. Now that I've explained all of that, let's go over the month of March

Books I Read and Reviewed

Until All Curses Are Lifted by Tim Frankovich - 3.9 Stars

Children of Dune by Frank Herbert- 3.9 Stars

Eve: The Awakening by Jenna Moreci- 2.3 Stars

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi - 4.8 Stars

Tying the Leaves by June Toher- 3.6 Stars

Books I Read, Only Reviewed on Goodreads

Alexandra Forever 2337 by D.W. Richards- 4.5 Stars (Goodreads review here)

Animal Farm by George Orwell- 3.5 Stars

Mad Max Fury Road by George Miller, Illustrated by Mark Sexton- 4.0 Stars

A Day in the Garden by Su Kim- 5.0 Stars (Goodreads review here)

The Sea by Sophie Jupillat Posey- 2.5 Stars (Goodreads review here)

Genres Read

Comic Book/Graphic Novel: 2

Fantasy: 2

Science Fiction: 2

Literary Fiction: 3

Children's Book: 1

Figures

Number of DNFs: 1

Total Books Read: 10

Pages Read: 2,292

Average Rating: 3.8 Stars

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Blogtober Day 31: Wrap-Up

Today is October 31st, as you most likely know. Unless you're reading this in the future. Anyway, since its the last day of the month, and the last day of Blogtober, it's Wrap-Up Time! I've never written one of these before, so I'm sorry if this is lame.

First, I did Blogtober!

I won't lie, I half-expected I wouldn't make it through the month, but somehow I have. Writing content and posting every day isn't easy, but I did. I'm not sure if I'll do something like this ever again, but at least I tried it and I had fun with it.

Now, onto the books I read

I read four books in their entirety this month. I planned on reading five, but the last book, A Secret History of Witches, which was on my TBR, I struggled to get into. I still plan on reading it, but every time I sat down to read it, I didn't have enough time to really get into the story. I'm still going to read it, so be on the look-out for a review of that.

The four books I read are:


The Scarred God - Review can be found here

I gave it a ranking of 3.9 stars because I enjoyed the story and the world, but felt like a little more detail was needed. I'm definitely going to read the next book if/when it's released.


Nightmare Escapade - Review can be found here

I enjoyed this anthology but I'm not sure if it truly counts as horror, since I didn't find myself being scared by any of the stories within. The author clearly has talent, though, and I look forward to seeing more works from him.


Anomaly - Review can be found here

I thought this story was fine. There were some pacing issues, its length also worked against it. The climax didn't entirely make sense and I would've preferred an ending that wasn't obvious sequel-bait.


The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror - Review can be found here

I enjoyed the collection. I named my favorite short stories in my review, but they were great, creative horror stories overall. There were a few that didn't fit the genre in my opinion, but overall the collection is good.

Even though I wasn't able to read as many books as I had planned this month, it was a pretty good month. I liked all four books I read. There were some disappointments, but overall, I'm gonna put this month in the "Win" column and start planning for November.

I hope your October and Halloween have been amazing and you've enjoyed the month as much as I have.